Panoramic cab ride | Sydney Light Rail | L1: Dulwich Hill through CBD to Central station | 4K
Experience the complete ride on the Sydney Light Rail L1 with an amazing panoramic cab ride. The L1 Dulwich Hill Line is also know as the Inner West Light Rail. View the line like the driver all the way from Dulwich Hill through the CBD to Central station or just skip to the part you want:
00:04 - Dulwich Hill
01:14 - Dulwich Grove
02:18 - Arlington
03:30 - Waratah Mills
04:45 - Lewisham West
06:28 - Taverners Hill
07:40 - Marion
08:52 - Hawthorne
10:22 - Leichhardt North
12:41 - Lilyfield
14:27 - Rozelle Bay
16:02 - Jubilee Park
17:41 - Glebe
19:20 - Wentworth Park
20:44 - Fish Market
22:07 - John Street Square
23:24 - The Star
24:55 - Pyrmont Bay
26:00 - Convention
27:33 - Exhibition Centre
29:52 - Paddy's Markets
31:37 - Capitol Square
35:12 - Central
Disclaimer: permission has been asked. The driver even rolled up the sun blind for this video, thanks again mate!
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@p_tricky3780
2 жыл бұрын
Was this an Urbos 3?
@justinappleton3801
Жыл бұрын
If they ever drive and adelaide electric trains that be good
i took the light rail the other day and noticed the driver was the same as this video. well done to him, difficult job and has remained focused and alert. he was also driving the other trams for the l1 - citadis so has learnt both trams.
thats cool how he has those two monitors on each side of him that shows the sides of the train just so he wouldnt have to get up and look out the window to see when it is time to shut the doors after the passengers get on/off at each station
@railfanworld
4 жыл бұрын
You are correct. Thanks for watching!
@MTGaming2023
Жыл бұрын
It's not a train
@pizzasubs
Жыл бұрын
@@MTGaming2023 my apologizes I meant Tram.......
@Roadrunnerz45
4 ай бұрын
that is actually a feature of the urbos. the other tram alstom doesn't have cameras that cycle inside the tram automatically. they just show the outside view (basically the left side cameras only here)
Nice! Last time I was in Sydney was January 2017. I'm from NZ. Would like to visit again and try the light rail and driverless trains. Love the double decker trains. We have a large fleet of 100% electric double decker buses in Wellington.
@railfanworld
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing!
@game-azing
7 ай бұрын
Kia Ora from Auckland!
Trains sometimes run on city roads and sometimes on elevated tracks. I enjoyed a wide variety of views from the train window. thank you.
@geoffreymartin2764
7 ай бұрын
The basic track was a goods line back in antiquity but was slightly altered to become L1. (Light Rail not train or tram)
great perspective view. very nice.
@railfanworld
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks mate!
There are also train drivers trying to be safer while learning, thanks for the video
@railfanworld
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing!
i remember board the light rail from central to convection as it terminated there, i didnt know they were planning to extend all the way to dulwich hill nice ride tthanks!
Wow!! Great ride. I rode on this line back in early 2000, though it only went from Central to Wentworth Park back then.
Excellent vid thank you
@railfanworld
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!
Thanks Mate..!
Great video !!
@railfanworld
2 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it
hope to go on it one day love the trams in Melbourne and on the Gold Coast and in Europe
The acceleration is really good!
@railfanworld
5 жыл бұрын
It really is. Too bad the on-street section is so slow...
@ThomasNing
4 жыл бұрын
thank goodness, otherwise it'd be torture at peak, you;re already stopping every 1.5min.
I love changing at Sydenham
Thank you so much for the 10K views! Who is excited for the new Sydney CBD and South East Light Rail ?
I see the driver use hand gestures/signals for direction of travel as he departs the station. Just like the Japanese Train controllers do. Double safe.
@Roadrunnerz45
4 ай бұрын
very well spotted.
the train has crazy acceleration
Could have used this line, 40 years ago when I lived in Dulwich Hill.
@deanl4575
4 жыл бұрын
The line didn't open until 1997 and it wasn't to Dulwich Hill, it was only to Lilyfield.
@mobiletransportvideo
4 жыл бұрын
Dean L, it used to be a freight line.
@deanl4575
3 жыл бұрын
mobiletransportvideo I know that it was part of the Darling Harbour line but no passenger trains ever operated on it though. So unless you're a freight train driver then sure.
@PeterWalkerHP16c
3 жыл бұрын
@@deanl4575 I think he's saying it should have been used for passenger service 40 years ago. CPH Railmotors would have been great for that. I only ever saw one freight train use it in 40+ years.
@deanl4575
2 жыл бұрын
@@PeterWalkerHP16c He said “Could have used this line”, I think that means that he thought that he may have used this line as a passenger when he lived there.
So many TSRs!
I like lightrail
@railfanworld
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing!
I notice he motions his right hand when coming to a platform, signal or speed board. Perhaps a bit similar to train drivers in Japan that use pointing while driving?
@railfanworld
4 жыл бұрын
Yes, I think so too!
@Dylan21
3 жыл бұрын
how come he does this ?
@AinslieYuunYii
3 жыл бұрын
@@Dylan21 It helps the driver remain focused and to physically acknowledge indications/signals or changing conditions on the track.
@TrainsForNSWVlogs
Жыл бұрын
The driver does seem to look Japanese too!
@TrainsForNSWVlogs
Жыл бұрын
Its a bit hard to tell but he does have nlack hair
Either Sydney doesn't have as bad a graffiti problem as Melbourne, and/or does more to remove it. If this was Melbourne there would be graffiti on every vertical (and sometimes horizontal) surface.
@lachd2261
2 жыл бұрын
When I went to Melbourne in 2017 and 2019 it was very noticeable how bad it was. Sydney used to be just as bad until about 15 years ago, when the government at the time doubled the penalties and restricted sales of spray cans to over 18s. Since then it's been a big downward trend.
@emmas4336
2 жыл бұрын
@@lachd2261 I wish they would do something similar here, or at least make more effort to remove it. It looks so ugly having graffiti everywhere.
@brianb8516
2 жыл бұрын
@@lachd2261 plenty of graffiti "artists" are over 18. It is still rife in Sydney.
@Detrabot
Жыл бұрын
Melbournian here. I think our government has just accepted it and can’t be bothered fixing it so they just say that it’s “street art” and then they call it a day.
@mgp1203
9 ай бұрын
@@brianb8516I mean I’ve seen significant improvement over the last decade in Sydney and I’m only 21. I specifically remember there being graffiti on almost every train I went on (which wasn’t often as a little girl but still.) I probably only see it once every few weeks to months now.
Great job mate very good quick question How where you even allowed to film I know they get a little bit pissed about filming and 2. what camera/film equipment do you use.
@railfanworld
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot. I would also get cranky if someone pointed a camera at me with no explanation whatsoever :)
@lachlanculverhouse9414
5 жыл бұрын
@@railfanworld Did you ask the driver to film?
@railfanworld
5 жыл бұрын
@@lachlanculverhouse9414 Yes, I did indeed. It's also written in the description of this video.
Thanks very much. Not sure how often I have been oon your channel. I loved the "panoramic" view. This has been the best Dulwich Hill- Central video I have seen. Was this a later-model tram? A recent trip I did the driver very kindly allowed me to video out to Dulwich Hill - from up behind him. Was Marion platform a tad longer than others? Noticed no ramp behind you? Was that stored someplace else? The one time I took my wife in her power chair on this trip we could not get off at Dulwich Hill as no sign of a ramp.
I haven’t been on any public transport since the beginning of the spicy cough. Been on the Newcastle battery charging trams that replaced the truncated heavy rail. I still see plenty of people using it but the tap on/ off isn’t enforced on buses, trams or the ferry cup here. The patronage numbers are very low here.
I find it always curious when trams/trolleys/streetcars have to stop at traffic lights and don’t “fly on a green wave “ as they do in my city because of contacts at the catenary…
Did anyone else see that the Wentworth Park Station Sign (Only One Of Them) is in a different font?
really liked this video. i have a question, is the LRT operator you or some1 else?
Fun fact, these trams are actually the same specs used in Budapest, Hungary😂😂😂
For some reason I vagily rember i was on the L2 and there was 2 drivers on the tram 1 was off duty I remember the off duty knocking on the door and telling he on duty driver there was an issue with the tram and the on duty one says he knows about it and he is going to contact the depot I think it was some kinda leak in the back of the cab
Why are the Dulwich Hill announcements different to Randwick and Jr. Kingsford?
Is the old railway used in Rozelle Bay?
I noticed at 31:21 that the rails connect with the now completed L2/L3 routes. Does this mean that it would be possible to travel from Circular Quay to Dulwich Hill?
@railfanworld
3 жыл бұрын
Very interesting question!
@sunnyyan1080
3 жыл бұрын
The link is only to allow the Citadis trams on the L2/3 to go to Lilyfield (out of service) for heavy maintenance. Other than that, trams are not allowed on the other line.
@brianb8516
2 жыл бұрын
The L1 trams made by CAF are not equipped for the in-ground power supply used in the CBD and have different wheel profiles to those on the L2/3 trams
@tehn00b91
2 жыл бұрын
Recently all of the L1 trams have been taken out of service because... well, I dont really know, but they have been replaced with L2 trams, I’m assuming that is how they got onto the L1 line
@heyyou3653
2 жыл бұрын
These urbos 3 do use the connecting track because a long time ago I saw urbos 3s at the Kingsford depot
Very cool, the driver has cameras for side views, much safer, and better view for safety. Yet, I do not like the tram on the streets in the downtown areas, Like my city in St. Louis, it goes underground when entering downtown. Maybe the new driverless trains go underground more in CBDs.
@railfanworld
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching! The new Sydney driverless metro will go under the CBD. Be sure to watch my other videos, as I also have a "cab ride" with speedometer of that driverless metro.
21:55 Ha someone getting told off for not having a valid opal
@railfanworld
4 жыл бұрын
Yep, indeed. They were only doing a questionnaire that day, so no fines were given.
@youtubeviewer7030
4 жыл бұрын
@@railfanworld same with the myki you must tap on and tap off
Do I see pointing? is he pointing at signage?
What happened at 5:52 ish for the tram and driver to be shaken like that?
@railfanworld
4 жыл бұрын
I have no idea, but I do see some kind of private level crossing, maybe that's it?
@LavenderHaze301
3 жыл бұрын
Possibly but if you look at the tracks it started before the rail crossing but you might be right...
@OutermostGold
2 жыл бұрын
He is puttin it on, just to remain moving
@benkerry2006
Жыл бұрын
He’s trying to prevent getting any cramps
Only ridden on this line once, it took over hour to get to Lilyfield many unexplained stoppages around Pyrmont and Glebe, haven't been back for a second look, newer rolling stock on this line now. I will come back for a second look at this line. Should have built on a viaduct from Haymarket to Central.
@railfanworld
4 жыл бұрын
Sorry to hear about that!
@tazzer9
3 жыл бұрын
Except for the section between central and the powerhouse mueseum. It's reusing an old frieght line. It was initially built on the cheaper side because it wasn't expected to be so popular and useful.
I heard the driver was just exaggerating the side ways movement and didn't realise this video was going to be uploaded to KZread.
Is that a Nokia 6310 to the Drivers right ? Retro AF !
Would be better to say this stop is!!!
@mercifulzeus01
4 жыл бұрын
The DLR is like that - just as you're coming to each station, you get told where the train is going and what the next stop is. It's probably a bit of psychology - there's no point in announcing anything just as you leave a station, because you can't do anything with the information at that point. Better to tell people: "this is your stop."
Haha, has school just finished or something, just like in Brisbane on the busses at 3:00 pm thousands of school students
@railfanworld
5 жыл бұрын
Indeed, I wanted to beat the rush of students and recorded before 3pm , so I guess they were a bit early...
@appletree4433
4 жыл бұрын
Gotta love cultural centre bus station. Never ending buses. We could do with a metro system just along that strip to shuttle people up and down
@andrewmelbournetransport
4 жыл бұрын
Thats alota kids
15:20 why was the driver swinging left and right?
@LavenderHaze301
3 жыл бұрын
The driver is probably mental a lot of mental people do that or it could be the fact that the tram is moving fast most the way
@Cosmos_Beatz
Жыл бұрын
probably boringness or no reason
@benkerry2006
Жыл бұрын
After driving for hours on end like this you can get some very bad cramps and it’s not a good thing when you have to be hyper aware of your surroundings
The lady that forget her ticket in the background of John street square Bruh
Railfam can you flim the L3 line please
@railfanworld
4 жыл бұрын
Hopefully very soon, yes!
@marianalu9885
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks railfan i love your videos
Why is dude's head whipping back aand forth? Is the rail that bad?
Did they have to build so many bridges, make half of the line sunken just for a tram? Might as well just make it a train/ metro line.
@Matthew_M11
Жыл бұрын
It used to be a railway line for freight services. It was converted for light-rail use.
It is a nice ride I agree on my way I get of at Wentworth Park to do my University Exam at the LTS. There are a lot of cracks in these Spanish CAF trams why did they scrap the the Aussie Built Blue Trams that were more reliable than these Spanish CAF tram. Proabaly some dumb Government decisions. On the other side of Dulwich Hill there is a Driverless Metropolis Car set coming to you in 2024, it's going to be an interesting ride under the Sydney Harbor from Baragaroo to Victoria Cross too.
@railfanworld
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing!
@raph6931
2 жыл бұрын
They scrapped the Aussie built trams because they were breaking down and it was cheaper to replace them than consistently fix them
@TrainsForNSWVlogs
Жыл бұрын
@@raph6931 the aussie build trams were made in victoria in 1997 they were scrapped in 2015. They got mew trams because they were lazy to refurbish the old ones!
@raph6931
Жыл бұрын
@@TrainsForNSWVlogs That's what I said. Buying new ones was cheaper
Don't forget buses to earlwood
@railfanworld
5 жыл бұрын
What do you mean? The announcement forgot to mention something?
@sydneylightrailfan290
11 ай бұрын
@@railfanworld The announcement for earlwood only playas when apporiching dulwich hill not while at it
See the kids from the high school 'Fortstreet' at 4:56
A good video but this driver seems to be uncomfortable and moves too much in his seat. A sign of fatigue. Looking forward to a cab view on the new light rail.
@railfanworld
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks, but I think because the camera is fixed, you don't see the movements by the tram due to the track... Please have a look here for the new Sydney Light Rail: kzread.info/dash/bejne/c4582pueYtyympc.html
@wayneruckley7346
4 жыл бұрын
It seems he has swinging head syndrome.
What happens if the driver needs to go to the toilet badly ? Do they wear nappies or something ?
@railfanworld
4 жыл бұрын
I think they can go to the facilities at Dulwich Hill, it's a terminus, so the tram stays longer at that stop.
Well, that saved me from buying a ticket.
@railfanworld
3 жыл бұрын
You're welcome!
With the stops unattended, how does a passenger buy a ticket?
@tazzer9
3 жыл бұрын
Opal card. similar to oyster in london, or myki in melbourne. The system now alos accepts visa and mastercards aat the tap on/off machines. There used to be a conductor type of person on board, but i don't think they have them anymore. Sydney doesn't have any paper tickets for public transport anymore
@TrainsForNSWVlogs
Жыл бұрын
@@tazzer9 yes they do you need it for the indian pacific and the xpt.
@damianmcwilliams2371
10 ай бұрын
You can buy single tickets from the opal top up machines at all the stations
@staryoshi06
8 ай бұрын
You can hear an inspector explain it during the video. You buy an Opal smartcard at a nearby convenience store.
23:00 the lady was about to get a ticket :(
!!!
Why does the driver often shake his head from side to side? Is that to stop himself falling asleep? 😜
seems to be pointing and calling?
@railfanworld
5 жыл бұрын
I've also noticed that. I don't know if they have to or he just adds it as an extra alert for himself...
@YishaiBarr
5 жыл бұрын
I think it's something train drivers do in Japan.
@electrichanoi7244
5 жыл бұрын
Mat Lau helps them remember things they need to do, works very well in Japan.
@appletree4433
5 жыл бұрын
It’s probably so he doesn’t get distracted while driving, makes him focused.
@xer0cool
4 жыл бұрын
Yes some drivers use hand gestures/vocally saying speed limit changes or platform side to prevent mistakes.
Pedestrian warning lights/bells need to be installed at all the stations.
@tehn00b91
2 жыл бұрын
There are bells already on the tram itself and rings them whenever it’s about to go across a road or a place where pedestrians walk
Some of theses platforms are too big for the light rail.
A tram so slow it's just a tourist attraction. Public transport should be faster or at least as fast as cars. Also have priority at all intersections
@JayJayGamerOfficial
2 жыл бұрын
Public transport isn't meant to be as fast as travelling by cars, it's meant to be cheap and affordable transport for the public so the top priorities are capacity, reliability and comfort. This is considered fast for light rail and trams since most of the trip it is seperated from the road
@staryoshi06
8 ай бұрын
This is much faster than a car lmfao. It's a straight shot and no traffic.
Why do you give between 3 to 5 seconds for passengers to board. At 2nd stop it was 5 seconds at 3rd stop it was oy 3 at 4th it was only 6 seconds. What's wrong with you rocking head in different ways and making crazy hand gesterd? Are you okay?
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Big concerns about the driver of this service. He was displaying some very erratic hand and arm movements as well as exaggerated body movements throughout the journey
@mavrey
5 ай бұрын
What he is doing is called “RTC”, ( Risk Trigger Commentry). As drivers, we do this to reduce the risks of incidents, i.e. overspeeding or driving through a danger signal. He is one of the great drivers on L1 and he has never done any mistakes while driving and he is also one of my mentors and I learned a lot from him.
@Barca391
3 ай бұрын
cool
Gg
I wish those cows chattering away would shut up. I hope the driver doesn't have to put up with that.
The old GOODS ROAD has changed a lot since I was at Enfield Correction--- the road is the same,it's the scenery that has changed, gone are all the sidings that we use to shunt. The driver is a bit 'up himself ' ---not acknowledging his fellow drivers!!!!!Well a after driving freight trains and inner city trains----all I can say is WHAT A BORING JOB!!!!!
VERY fidgety driver.